Sun could do a lot to start with by taking that ridiculous "Start" button function off the StarOffice explorer. I thought it was ironic till I realised there was no obvious way of getting rid of it.
That aside, StarOffice is a top product, and has everything an M$-beater needs:
1) It can read M$ file formats (great for those "corporate rollout"/backwards compatibility moments)
2) Its available on platforms outside *nix (great for those "I can't be parted from my beloved.... crap! it crashed again!...Windows" moments)
3) It really kinda rocks, M$-interface cloning aside.
An integration with KDE (as someone said above) would rule beyond belief, and events of the past few days finally make this a possibility. As far as I can see, Sun's money, influence, friends and acid hatred of Microsoft can only be good for StarOffice.
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Sun could do a lot to start with by taking that ridiculous "Start" button function off the StarOffice explorer. I thought it was ironic till I realised there was no obvious way of getting rid of it.
That aside, StarOffice is a top product, and has everything an M$-beater needs:
1) It can read M$ file formats (great for those "corporate rollout"/backwards compatibility moments)
2) Its available on platforms outside *nix (great for those "I can't be parted from my beloved.... crap! it crashed again!...Windows" moments)
3) It really kinda rocks, M$-interface cloning aside.
An integration with KDE (as someone said above) would rule beyond belief, and events of the past few days finally make this a possibility. As far as I can see, Sun's money, influence, friends and acid hatred of Microsoft can only be good for StarOffice.
I for one am cheering.